homogeneous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective all of the same or similar kind or nature
    homogenous.
    • a close-knit homogeneous group

WordNet


Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous adjective
Etymology
Gr. the same + race, kind: cf. F. homogène. See Same, and Kin.
Definitions
  1. Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies.
  2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial.

Webster 1913